On Wednesday, NASCAR officially recognized Bobby Allison's 1971 race win at Bowman Gray Stadium, which moved the NASCAR Hall of Famer to 85 career wins all-time, moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip for fourth all-time.
A day that Bobby Allison had been waiting for more than 53 years to happen, finally came. The 1983 NASCAR Cup Series champion, and 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame enshrinee, has officially been recognized by the sanctioning body as an 85-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner.
For those new in the NASCAR circle, who are confused on how a driver, who hasn't run a NASCAR Cup Series race since the 1988 season could add another victory to his already illustrious career record, I'll do my best to explain. Richard Petty led the opening 112 laps of the 1971 event at Bowman Gray in his No. 43 Plymouth, which was a Grand National race car. Allison would take the lead as Petty was forced to pit road for gas with 138 laps remaining in the race. Allison would never relinquish the lead the rest of the way in his No. 49 Ford Mustang, which was a Grand American car.
The energy behind recognizing Allison's 85th career win began to intensify with NASCAR opting to move the yearly NASCAR Cup Series pre-season exhibition event The Clash to Bowman Gray Stadium, where Allison captured that win back in 1971.
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